Electric iron and support



Dec. 5, 1933. L. MARSHALL ELECTRIC IRON AND SUPPORT Filed March 23, 1932 INVENTOR; LEE MqRaHQl-L ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 5, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE ELECTRIC IRON AND SUPPORT Lee Marshall, Flint, Mich.

Application March 23,

2 Claims.

.10 structure, economical of manufacture, durable,

her having a swingable supporting plate mounted thereon and swingable at will relatively to the supporting member.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this class which may be easily and quickly adapted for use with electric irons of 2 various sizes.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and m which,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sections. 30 Fig.1.

3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of 8. FlFig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of As shown in the drawing, the invention comprises: a supporting plate 7 mounted on the supporting legs 8 and having the upwardly turned supporting tongue9 atpits rear end. Secured by the bolt 11 to the tongue 9 is an insulated block 10 having a recess 11' formed therein. 'A metallic terminal 12 is mounted in the block 10 and projects at one end into the recess 11'. To this end is connected the electric wire 13. The opposite end of the terminal 12 connects to the metallic plate 14 which carries the spaced apart spring contacts 15 and 18 which are located in the recess 30 formed in the block 10. Mounted in the block 10 is a terminal 1"! which projects at one end into the recess 11 and is connected to the electric '5 wire 18. The opposite end of the terminal 17 is connected to the spaced apart spring contacts 19 and 20 and as shown in Fig. 3, these spaced apart contacts 19 and 20 are also. positioned in the recess 30 but elevated relatively to the spaced apart spring contacts 15 and 16 swingably mounted lview taken on line 2--2 of 1932. Serial No. 600,684

on the plate '1 by means oi the bolt 49'is a plate 21 which is spaced from the plate (by means of the spacing washer 50. A flange 51 projects upwardly from the plate 21 around the edges thereof and adjustably mounted on the studs 22 projecting through the flange 51 are the engaging shims 72.

An electric iron 24 may be positioned on the supporting plate 21 and by adjusting the shims inwardly or outwardly the device may be adjusted to accommodate irons of various sizes. These electric irons 24 which projecting outwardly from the rear end thereof are terminal posts 25. A block 26 of insulating material is provided with a terminal post 2'7 which is adapted in use for engaging between the spring contacts 19 and 20 so as to contact therewith.v A terminal post 28 is also mounted in the block 26 and as shown in Fig. 3 this terminal post 28 is of greater length than the terminal post 2'7 and is adapted to engage between and contact with the spring contacts 15 and 16. Carried on the ends or each of the terminal posts 27 and 28 is a metallic socket 2'7 so that the end of the block 26 may be slipped downwardly on the terminal post 25 and these posts engaging in the metallic sockets 27' and thus be connected to the terminal posts 2'7 and 28. A cover 29 is mounted on the block 26 and a cover 31 is mounted on the block 10. v

The construction is such that when the block 26 is mounted on the terminal posts 25 oi the iron 24, the plate 21 may be swung on its pivot 25 so as to carry the iron 24 with it. Upon this movement the terminal posts 27 and 28 will be swung laterally outwardly on the recess or slot 30 so as to disengage from the contacts 15 and 16 and the contacts 19 and 20. When the iron is swung to this position the circuit to the heating element in the iron will'be broken. When desired, the plate 21 may be swung into registration with the plate 2'1 thus moving the terminal posts into position for engaging with the contacts 19 and 20 and 15 and 16 so as to close the circuit to the heating element in the iron.

With a device constructed in this manner, the one using the iron may lift the iron bodily from the supporting plate 21 and use it without being inconvenienced by a trailing cord such as is commonly used where the electric cord is attached directly through a suitable contact plug to the terminal posts 25. By having the swingin mem'- ber 21 constructed in the manner indicated and the contacts arranged as described, the iron may be rested on its support without any danger 015 scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:'

1. In a support for an electric flat iron comprising: a stationary base; a supporting member "swingably mounted on said base for engaging and supporting a flat iron; a contact block mount-- ed on said base, said block having a recess opening outwardly through one side; a pair of spaced contacts mounted in said recess; a contact block adapted for mounting on an electric iron; a pair of spaced contacts carried by said second mentioned block and adapted for entering said recess and engaging with the contacts on said first mentioned block upon the swinging of an iron while supported on said support into position for effecting registration c of said support with said base.

2. In a support for an electric fiat iron comprising: a stationary base; a supporting member swingably mounted on said base for engaging and supporting a flat iron; a contact block mounted on said base, said block having a recess opening'outwardly through one side; a pair of spaced contacts mounted in said recess; a contact block adapted for mounting on an electric iron; a pair of spacedcontacts carried by said second mentioned block and adapted for entering said recess and engaging with the contacts on said first mentioned block upon the swinging of an iron while supported on said support into position for effecting registration of said support with said 7 base; the engagementoi? the contacts as mentioned being such as to permit a free disengagement thereof upon a lifting of the iron from said support.

7 LEE MARSHALL. 

